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Draft Selections
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (NE)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (NE)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NE)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (NE)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Evan Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (NE)
Evan Stewart
WR Oregon
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (NE)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (NE)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NE)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Paris Shand Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NE)
Paris Shand
DE LSU
Power Echols Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Power Echols
LB North Carolina
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Draft Picks Received
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (DAL)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (LV)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LV)
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Draft Picks Traded
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LV)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Benjamin Morrison Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (MIN)
Benjamin Morrison
CB Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall C
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureA+
The Patriots lost the trade table, and the C tells the story.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Patriots took Power Echols a full 87 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. For now it grades a C, with the swing picks left to settle the rest.

On value alone, Majors makes the weekend a net positive. Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up.

In the end, a coin-flip class: fine today, with a wide range of outcomes ahead.

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Luther Burden III
In slot 13 they get a go-to option on the outside at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick39 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
Jalon Walker at pick 39 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick44 Rnd2 Dylan Fairchild
They paid a round early for Dylan Fairchild in No. 44, more than the board wanted. It fills a real need, too.
Pick67 Rnd3 Denzel Burke
A clean, defensible pick in the 67th overall pick with a little surplus value in Denzel Burke. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick79 Rnd3 Evan Stewart
Evan Stewart at the Round 3 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick103 Rnd4 Andrew Mukuba
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Andrew Mukuba in Round 4, Pick 2, plain and simple. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick138 Rnd5 Nicholas Singleton
Circle this one: Nicholas Singleton at Round 5, Pick 1 is a fall that decides a draft. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick168 Rnd5 Jake Majors
Taking Jake Majors in the Round 5 slot is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick171 Rnd5 Eli Stowers
A reasonable price with a little left over, Eli Stowers in No. 171. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick219 Rnd7 Paris Shand
They reached into another round for Paris Shand, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick220 Rnd7 Power Echols
Power Echols in the 220th overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick238 Rnd7 Ollie Gordon II
Somehow Ollie Gordon II was still sitting there in pick 238, and they pounced on premier running back value. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.